The juvenile event at Muswellbrook on Friday was seen as an easy target race for talented Too Darn Hot (GB) colt Dr Hook, whose previous three runs had all been in Group races, but his connections had not reckoned with the potential of Priory Park.   A Wild Ruler colt prepared by Annabel and Rob […]

The Wagga Gold Cup carnival features numerous highlight races including the $80,000 MTC Guineas (1600m) for three year-olds with victory on Friday going to Cosmic Force gelding Cosmic Avenger. Trained in Sydney by John Sargent, Cosmic Avenger has been in top form this year with wins at Hawkesbury and Newcastle earning him top weight of […]

Bought with the hopes of being a stallion prospect, gelding might be the making of talented Extreme Choice three year-old Pimlico, who was an impressive winner at Randwick on Monday. A $1.2million Inglis Easter purchase from Newgate Farm for Rosemont Stud / Suman Hedge Bloodstock, Pimlico had five starts last year in the John O’Shea/ […]

Stakes-placed three times previously, Capitalist filly Akaysha was overdue for a stakes win, but got the job done at Eagle Farm on Saturday when she made light of a heavy track to win the Listed BRC Mick Dittman Plate (1000m).   Trained by Peter Snowden, Akaysha was second up from a spell and ready to […]

A competitive juvenile race at Doomben on Wednesday delivered an impressive debut win for the Michael Freedman trained Extreme Choice colt Berzelius.   Sent north after three previous trials, two of them this preparation, Berzelius was given time to find his feet by Ange Jones and despite being pushed wide on the turn when starting […]

She’s by a Golden Slipper winning sire and out of a Golden Slipper winning dam and while this three year-old filly finished her juvenile season unraced, Loera is now a winner with the promise of better things to come.   Trained by Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Capitalist filly Loera was having her second start […]

The Newgate Consignment for the Inglis Chairman’s Sale next month features 13 mares and they include brilliant stakes-winning sprinter Spicy Martini and the dam of last Saturday’s Group I ATC Champagne stakes winner Fireball.   The Toby Edmonds trained Spicy Martini resumed from a spell to win the Listed BRC Ascot Handicap (1000m) at Eagle […]

The Inglis HTBA Yearling Sale on Sunday was topped by a stylish brown colt by Newgate young gun Artorius from Azarose (NZ) that sold for $160,000.   Consigned by Kingstar Farm, the colt was bought by Stefan Pardi of SP Racing with the plan to re-offer him at the Inglis Ready 2 Race Sale in […]

A $170,000 Magic Millions purchase from Newgate Farm, promising Home Affairs two year-old filly Miss Janet raced to a dominant win in the Listed Star Way Stakes (1200m) at Ellerslie on Saturday.   Trainer Stephen Marsh and syndicator Go Racing made it back-to-back wins in the Listed event as the partnership won last year’s edition […]

Talented Cosmic Force gelding Recon is a work in progress and took a big step forward when taking out the $200,000 Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington on Saturday. Trained by Pat Carey and Harris Walker, Recon made swift progress last year as he flew through his grades racking up five wins from his first […]